Fitness and movement quality of emergency task force police officers: an age-grouped database with comparison to populations of emergency services personnel, athletes and the general public

Stuart McGill, David Frost, Thomas Lam, Tim Finlay, Kevin Darby, Jordan Andersen

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare fitness, hip range of motion (ROM) and movement quality of an Emergency Task Force (ETF) police unit across age groups and with other populations. ETF had poorer hip ROM and back torso endurance compared to other cohorts which are variables linked with back disorders.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)146-153
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Predicting injury
  • Torso endurance
  • Strength
  • Range of motion
  • Age
  • Assessment

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